The Sportster has a single jet drive, so it doesn't have a rudder for stability therefore, load is important. The boat can do a 180 degree turn virtually in place. Boats that turn well are often described as "running on rails," but we've never seen a track as flexible as this.
When putting the boat through its paces, the first thing we noticed was that the Sportster can turn on a dime. We had two adults and half a tank of fuel on board during our test. In addition, the engine's multi-port fuel injection significantly increases its efficiency.
The 155 hp four-stroke three-cylinder Rotax marine engine with a single overhead cam is the piece of technology to thank for such quiet operation. In fact, the cars traveling over the bridge that crosses the reservoir seemed like screeching howler monkeys in comparison. Gorgeous mansions surround Geist Reservoir, so the locals undoubtedly appreciated the fact that we were testing such a quiet boat near their homes. The Sportster is armed with a digitally encoded security system (D.E.S.S.) that limits unauthorized use. With the push of a button, the boat came to life however, the waterproof ignition button doesn't work for just anyone. Smooth Operator We tested the Sportster 4-TEC at Geist Reservoir in Indianapolis, Indiana. Nuprin seems to have disappeared off the face of the planet, but you can still find relief from life's headaches with the Sea-Doo Sportster 4-TEC. The boat comes in at only 15 feet, 4 inches in length (which qualifies in some books as little), a large portion of our test boat's hull was covered in a bright yellow gelcoat (which qualifies as, uh, yellow), and the four-stroke jet drive certainly makes it "different" (in that oh-so-good kind of way). Well, that's what kept running through our minds as we tested Sea-Doo's new Sportster 4-TEC. Do you remember those Nuprin commercials that seemed to run nonstop in the early 1990s? Sure you do. This flashy little boat is sure to bring a healthy amount of razzle-dazzle to whatever body of water it decides to grace with its presence. If you took a Sea-Doo personal watercraft and put it on steroids for a few months, you'd have something that looked (and handled) a lot like the Sportster 4-TEC.
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